Sao Paulo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	11.5M	543K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 42% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5003rd and 2278th ($1115 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 2408th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tucson

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	Sao Paulo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$15659

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190